JPH0718321Y2 - Steam hair curlers - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an improvement in a steam-type hair wrapping device having a water supply tank detachably attached, and more particularly to an improved structure of the water supply tank.

[Conventional technology]

Examples of this type of hair-wrapping device include, for example, Jitsuko Sho 53-25650.
As shown in the publication, while a steam generating heater is housed in the hair-roll part, a water supply tank is attached to the hair-roll part, and a water absorbing body such as felt derived from the tank is brought into contact with the heater. There are things that have steam generated.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] When supplying water to the water supply tank or replacing the water absorbing body, the problem is to remove the water supply tank from the hair-wrapping part and place it on the placing surface on the dressing table. It is when putting. In such a case, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the water absorbing body projects from the water supply tank, the water absorbing body touches the mounting surface and is damaged,
Dirt or foreign matter (such as cosmetic liquid) on the mounting surface adheres to the water absorbent body, and when the water absorbent body is brought into contact with the heater to generate steam, the dirt or foreign matter adhered to the water absorbent body is generated by the heat of the heater. There is a problem in that it burns and gives off a burning odor, which adheres to the set hair.

The present invention has been made in order to solve these problems, and in a steam hair wrapping device in which the water supply tank provided with the protruding water absorbing body is detachably attached to the hair wrapping part, as described above. , It is an object of the present invention to prevent the water absorber from becoming dirty or damaged by improving the means for placing the water supply tank on the mounting surface.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The present invention is directed to a heater for generating steam in a hair curling portion 8 provided in a device body 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, for example.
In the steam type hair wrapping device in which 14 is stored and arranged, and the water supply tank 12 is detachably attached to the hair wrapping part 8,
On the lower surface side of the water supply tank 12, a water absorbing body 31 which is inserted into the hair curling portion 8 and abuts on the heater 14, a part of which is communicated with the inside of the water supply tank 12 and a contact surface with the heater 14. Is projected downwards along the insertion direction, a tank seat 49 is provided on the lower surface side from which the water absorbent body 31 of the water supply tank 12 projects, and the water absorbent tank 31 is directed downward so that the water supply tank 12 is a dressing table or the like. When the tank seat 49 is grounded and placed on the mounting surface, the end 31a of the water absorbing body 31 on the downward protruding side orthogonal to the contact surface with the heater 14 touches the mounting surface. It is characterized in that it is made to float from the surface.

[Action]

Even if the water tank 12 is placed on a mounting surface such as a vanity,
It is possible to prevent damage to the mounting surface of the mounting surface 31 and to prevent dirt or foreign matter from adhering to the mounting surface of the water absorbing body 31.

[Effect of device]

According to the steam hair wrapping device of the present invention, the water tank 12
With the tank seat 49 provided on the protruding surface side of the water absorbing body 31, even when the water absorbing body 31 is placed on the mounting surface, the end portion 31a of the water absorbing body 31 on the protruding side is formed.
Since it is designed to float from the mounting surface,
This is advantageous not only because it can prevent damage to the hair, but also eliminates the generation of a burning odor or a strange odor when steam is generated due to the attachment of dirt or foreign matter on the mounting surface, and can prevent the attachment of these odors to hair. Further, the water absorbent body 31 has a contact surface with the heater 14 formed along the inserting direction into the hair curling portion 8,
Since the contact surface and the end portion 31a facing the mounting surface when placed on the mounting surface are orthogonal to each other, dirt and foreign matter on the mounting surface can be absorbed by the heater 14 of the water absorbing body 31. It is excellent in that it can be more reliably prevented from adhering to the contact surface.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of a steam hair wrapping device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

In FIG. 4, the instrument main body 1 has a warm air heater 3, a motor 4, and a fan 5 arranged in the front and back inside a main body case 2 that also serves as a grip and is formed in an elongated tubular shape in the front-rear direction. Are stored. The main body case 2 has an air outlet 6 on the front end side thereof, and an intake port 7 on the rear side of the case through which the power cord 24 is led out. It is sucked in and heated by the warm air heater 3, or blown out to the air outlet 6 without being heated.

A switch panel 48 is mounted on the left side or the right side of the main body case 2, and the panel 48 controls the energization of the heater 3 for warm air and the motor 4 to change the operating state from off to steam, weak warm air, A slide-type power switch 46 that switches in the order of strong hot air and a push-type quenching switch 45 that increases the blown air volume at once by keeping the hot air heater temperature (heater circuit) as it is or by arranging it are arranged side by side. .

The hair curling portion 8 is integrally provided at the outlet 6 at the front end of the appliance body 1. The hair curling portion 8 has a frame portion 9 integrated forward from the front end of the body case 2, as shown in FIG. The heat insulating case 10 is superposed on the upper surface side of the frame portion 9 and is joined with a screw 11.
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a water supply tank 12 having a boat shape as a whole is detachably mounted on the heat insulating case 10, and as shown in FIG. A brush base 13 made of metal and having an arcuate cross section is mounted therebetween, and a heater housing cylinder 15 for housing a heater 14 for generating steam is integrally formed on the inner surface side of the brush base 13.

In FIG. 6, the brush base 13 has a large number of bristles 26 planted on the lower surface side thereof at a predetermined pitch in the front-rear and left-right directions, and the bristles 26 and 26 are provided with a wind blow hole 27 and a steam blow hole 28.
Is provided. The steam ejection holes 28 are provided so as to communicate with the inside of the heater housing cylinder 15.

In FIGS. 4 and 6, a heater for generating steam
Reference numeral 14 denotes a heating rod 16 made of a good conductor having a rectangular cross-section that is tapered toward the front, a heater holder 17 inserted into the heating rod 16 from this rear opening, and a positive temperature coefficient thermistor held by the heater holder 17. Heating element 18 and heating element 18
Electrode plates 19 and 19 held by the heater holder 17 to sandwich the
And an insulating plate 20 made of a heat conductive material interposed between the electrode plate 19 and the inner surface of the heating rod 16. As shown in FIG. 4, after the heater holder 17 is inserted into the heating rod 16, a silicon pressing plate 21 and a stainless pressing plate 22 are inserted at the rear side of the heater holder 17, and the pressing plate 22 is inserted. The pressing plate 22 is prevented from coming out backward by caulking a part 16a of the peripheral surface of the heating rod 16 corresponding to the rear.

1 and 6, the water supply tank 12 forms a water storage chamber R with a tank case 30 having an arcuate cross section and a flat tank bottom 32 integrally connected to the inside of the case 30 in a raised bottom shape. ing. Then, the water absorbent body 31 is projected downward from a position corresponding to the upper side of the heater 14 on the tank bottom 32. The water absorbent body 31 is made of a heat-resistant fiber mass such as felt, glass wool mat, and rock wool mat, is formed in a U-shape, and is provided on the left and right support walls 33 and 33 integrally projecting downward from the tank bottom 32. While being fitted along the recesses 33a on each inner surface, they are fastened to the support wall 33 with a staple 34, a fastener 34 such as staples, or an adhesive. The support walls 33, 33 and the water absorbing body 31 may be divided into a plurality of parts.

A transparent or translucent window 36 through which the amount of stored water can be seen is formed on a part of the upper surface of the tank case 30 of the water supply tank 12, and the tank bottom
A rubber valve 37 for adjusting the internal pressure and a water injection port 39 that is opened and closed by inserting and removing the tank plug 38 are provided in front of and behind the water absorber 31 of 32.

In the water supply tank 12, the water absorbent body 31 is arranged at a position corresponding to the window 36 so that the water storage amount can be easily discriminated by the difference in reflectance between the water absorbent body 31 when the water absorbent body 31 is wet and when the water absorbent body 31 is dry. In particular, when the water absorbent body 31 is made of a fiber colored system, the function of discriminating the stored water amount can be more remarkably exhibited.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the water supply tank 12 has an engaged claw 40 projecting downward at the lower end of the front side wall 30a of the tank case 30, and a recess 41 at the rear end of the tank case 30. First, after the engaged claw 40 on the front end side is engaged with the engaging portion 42 provided on the front end side of the frame portion 9, the protruding end 31a of the water absorbent body 31 and the support wall 33 are provided. The knob lock is mounted on the frame 9 so that the lower end of the is inserted into the insertion opening 35 opened in the upper wall of the heat insulating case 10 and the heater housing cylinder 15, and is slidably attached to the main body case 2 in the front-rear direction. By sliding the plate 43 forward and engaging the tip of the plate 43 with the recess 41, the plate 43 is detachably attached to the hair curling portion 8.

At the time of this wearing, the water absorbing body 31 is inserted into the hair curling portion 8,
The surface of the water absorbent body 31 that is formed so as to be orthogonal to the projecting end 31a of the water absorbent body 31 and that extends along the insertion direction comes into contact with the heater 14.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the water supply tank 12 is configured so that the projecting end 31a of the water absorbing body 31 projects further downward than the lower end edges of the left and right side walls 30b and 30b of the tank case 30. Therefore, when the water supply tank 12 is attached to the hair curling portion 8, the protruding end 31a of the water absorbent body 31 can be easily inserted into the insertion port 35 while being determined from the outside of the tank case 30.

Further, the lowermost end portion of the engaged claw 40 of the tank case 30,
At the bottom end of the rear side of the support wall 33, and at the bottom of the bottom edges of the left and right side walls 30b and 30b, a front tank seat 49 and an intermediate tank seat are provided.
49, and the left and right tank seats 49 at the rear, respectively, and the projecting end 31a of the water absorber 31 is a virtual line T ₁ connecting the intermediate tank seat 49 and the rear tank seat 49, and the front part It is set so as to be located above each imaginary line T ₂ connecting the tank seat 49 and the intermediate tank seat 49. As shown in FIG. 1, the center of gravity when the water storage tank 12 empties the water in the water storage chamber R and the center of gravity when water is poured are both in the middle tank seat 49 and the rear part. It is set to be located between the tank seat 49.

To replenish the water absorbing tank 12, the water supplying tank 12 is removed from the hair-wrapping portion 8, the tank stopper 38 is pulled out, and water is introduced from the water injection port 39. At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the water supply tank 12 may be placed in a posture in which the water absorbing body 31 faces downward on a mounting surface such as a dressing table, but in this case, the protruding side of the water absorbing body 31. The end portion 31a of the tank is set to be located above the imaginary line T ₁ connecting the intermediate tank seat 49 and the rear tank seat 49. When the seat 49 and the mounting surface are grounded, the water tank 12
Is stable, and since the surface of the water absorbing body 31 that contacts the heater 14 and the end portion 31a orthogonal to this can be floated from the mounting surface, it can be placed without touching the mounting surface and becoming dirty.

Further, the end 31a of the water absorbing body 31 on the protruding side is provided with the intermediate tank seat 4
Since it is set so as to be located above an imaginary line T ₂ connecting 9 and the front tank seat 49, as shown in FIG.
Even when the front side of the center of gravity of the water supply tank 12 is pushed as shown by the arrow W, the front tank seat 49 hits the mounting surface first and the space between the lowermost end 31a of the water absorbent body 31 and the mounting surface is pushed. A gap is secured, and at this time as well, the protruding end 31a is not contaminated by the mounting surface.

When the water supply tank 12 is attached or detached, the left and right side walls 30b and 30b of the tank case 30 are grasped by fingers as shown in FIG. 3, but at this time, the water supply body 31 is left and right side walls 30b and 30b inside the tank case 30. As it is placed between the left and right side walls 30b and 30b
The upper fingertip does not touch the water absorber 31. Therefore, even when the water absorbent body 31 is in a heated state, there is no risk of getting burned to the fingertip, and dirt on the fingertip is not absorbed.
It can also be prevented from adhering to.

In FIG. 4, the lead wire 23 drawn rearward from the pressing plate 21 and the pressing plate 22 of the electrode plate 19 is passed through the inside of the instrument main body 1 and the “dry” position is displayed on the switch panel 48. It is connected to the power cord 24 via a changeover switch 47 which is slidable over two positions of the "steam" position.

When the changeover switch 47 is switched to the "steam" position,
Power is supplied to the heating element 18, the heating element 18 rises to a predetermined temperature, and then the temperature is maintained, and the heating rod 16 is heated. Heating rod 16
Heats the water contained in the water absorbing body 31 which is in contact with it to form steam, and discharges it from the steam ejection hole 28 to the outside of the hair curling portion 8. The steam spouting from the steam spouting holes 28 is spread evenly in the front-rear direction on the brush base 13, so that the steam spouting holes 28 arranged in a row at a predetermined pitch in the front-rear direction spread in a continuous strip in the front-rear direction. Blocked with felt 29. Further, in order to prevent steam from leaking out from the inside of the heater housing cylinder 15, as shown in FIG. 4, a plug 25 made of heat resistant rubber is press-fitted in front of the heater 14 inside the heater housing cylinder 15. is doing. Further, in FIG. 6, a rubber packing 44 is fitted around the support wall 33 on the lower surface side of the tank bottom 30, and the packing 44 is fitted around the insertion port 35 of the heat insulating case 10 by mounting the water supply tank 12. It is in close contact with the part to prevent steam from leaking out of the heat insulating case 10 through the insertion port 35.

When the changeover switch 47 is switched to the “dry” position, power supply to the heating element 18 is cut off and steam generation stops.

[Another embodiment]

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the water absorbing body 31 and the support wall 33 of the water supply tank 12 together form a virtual line T ₃ connecting the front tank seat 49 and the rear tank seat 49. It is set so that it is located above.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the tank seat 49 is provided by utilizing the engaged claw 40, the front side wall 30a, and the left and right side walls 30b and 30b of the tank case 30, respectively. On the bottom side of the engaged claw 40, the front side wall 30a,
Also, it may be provided separately from each of the left and right side walls 30b and 30b. Further, in the above embodiment, the support wall 33 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the tank case 30, but instead of this, the supporting wall 33 is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the tank case 30 as shown in FIG. It may be provided in the direction.

Further, in the above embodiment, the hair curling portion 8 is integrally provided on the front end side of the device main body 1, but instead of this, the hair curling portion 8 may be detachably provided in the device main body 1.

In addition, the hair curl portion 8 has a brush base 13 and a bristle 26.
Other than that, a hair curling member other than that, for example, a hair pressing member is pivotally attached to the hair curling portion 8 so as to be openable and closable so that the hair can be sandwiched between the hair curling portion 8 and the hair pressing member. The same can be applied to a hair wrapping iron or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIGS. 1 to 7 show an embodiment of a steam-type hair wrapping device according to the present invention. FIGS. 1 and 2 are both vertical side views of a water supply tank, and FIG. 3 is FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view of the whole view shown by arrow B in FIG.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view showing an essential part in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4, and FIG.
The figure is an exploded perspective view. FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional side view of a water supply tank showing another embodiment of the steam-type hair wrapping device according to the present invention. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a water supply tank showing another embodiment of the steam-type hair wrapping device according to the present invention. 1 ... Instrument body, 8 ... Hair roll, 12 ... Water tank, 14
...... Heater, 31 …… Water absorber, 31a …… End of the water absorber on the protruding side, 49 …… Tank seat.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A heater (14) for generating steam is housed and arranged in a hair curling portion (8) provided in a device body (1), and a water supply tank (12) is provided in the hair curling portion (8). A water absorbent body (31), which is detachably mounted, is inserted into the hair curling portion (8) and abuts against the heater (14) on the lower surface side of the water supply tank (12). A bottom surface that communicates with the inside of the tank (12) and has a contact surface with the heater (14) that projects downward along the insertion direction, and from which the water absorbing body (31) of the water supply tank (12) projects. On the side,
Place the water supply tank (12) on the mounting surface such as a vanity table (31)
When placed downward, the end (31) of the water absorbent body (31) on the downward protruding side orthogonal to the contact surface with the heater (14).
A steam hair wrapping device characterized in that a tank seat (49) for grounding a) is grounded on the placing surface so as to be floated from the placing surface.